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Online Help for a Healthy Life

These days, it seems like everything is available online. Why not turn to the world wide web to lose weight and manage prediabetes, too?

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Smart Fats for Heart Health

You often hear about “fat” as a single entity, but that is not an accurate picture. All types of dietary fat are high in calories, but some are beneficial!

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Keeping Your Heart Healthy When You Have Prediabetes

Prediabetes is a risk factor for heart disease, so keeping your heart healthy when you have prediabetes is essential. But what are the ways to do that?

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Get Out of Your Cooking Lull - Healthy Recipe Ideas

Often times one of the hardest parts of healthy cooking is continuously finding new recipe ideas that are easy to cook, and follow your DPP diet.

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Best Foods for Preventing Diabetes

There are plenty of other nutrients that can help improve health and lower blood sugar, and these are some of the superfoods that contain them.

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All About Moderate-Intensity Activity

Aim for at least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity as it brings many immediate and future benefits such as lowering risk for heart disease or living longer.

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More About Lark

Lark is a personalized virtual coach available 24/7 on your smartphone. Lark partners with leading insurance brands to bring you chronic condition prevention and management at no cost if eligible.

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Serving Sizes and Carbs

Carbohydrates are necessary for energy and are the main source of fuel for most people. But how many carbs are in the average serving size?

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Prediabetic Symptoms and Ways To Reverse It

A prediabetic person may only have slightly elevated blood sugar levels, but the body will require increased insulin to maintain it. Symptoms include...

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What Blood Sugar Level Is Prediabetic?

Exactly what sugar level is considered prediabetic, and how is that different from diabetes? Here is what you need to know about blood sugar levels.

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How to Read Your Blood Pressure Results

Learning how to read your blood pressure results is essential to managing your high blood pressure (or hypertension).

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Can I Have Rice If I Have Prediabetes?

Eating rice-based dishes can be part of a healthy diet for prediabetes. Trick is to choose the right kind of rice and to prepare it in healthy ways.

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Best Fruit for Prediabetes

Fruit is high in carbs, especially sugar, but it turns out that fruit is an important part of many prediabetes diets to lose weight and lower blood sugar!

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Ways to Measure Progress without a Scale

Losing extra pounds can make a dramatic difference in your health risk, but there are other ways to measure progress.

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What's Better: Whole Wheat or Whole Grain?

When trying to add more whole grains, you need to know which ones to choose. Whole-wheat and whole-grain products are everywhere, but which are best?

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The Anti-Diet Diabetes Diet

What is the Anti-Diet Diabetes Diet? This way of approaching food to help you feel better each day, lose weight, and manage your blood sugar.

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When Is Prediabetes Confirmed?

Prediabetes affects 1 in 3 Americans, including half of those over age 65. Only 8 to 14% of those with prediabetes know they have it, so how do you know?

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Insulin Resistance and Prediabetes

Insulin resistance occurs when certain cells in your body are no longer fully sensitive or responsive to the effects of insulin leading to other conditions.

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Mediterranean Diet for Diabetes

A Mediterranean diet is known for being heart healthy, but what if you have diabetes? It can be a great choice for controlling blood sugar.

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Smoothies for Diabetes

Should you drink smoothies if you have diabetes? The answer depends on what kind of smoothie, and whether they help you get needed nutrients.

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Carbohydrate Debate: Are They Okay for Diabetes?

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Since diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism, are carbohydrates safe to eat? Should you follow an ultra-low-carb, ketogenic diet? Or are healthy carbs okay in moderation? Can you lose weight while eating carbs?</p>

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The Skinny on Smoothies: Use with Caution!

Smoothies can be delicious, refreshing, and convenient. They can deliver protein, fiber, and antioxidants, get you to eat a wider variety of vegetables and other superfoods than you might otherwise choose. They could even help you lose weight. But are smoothies healthy?

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